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Edinburgh United Industrial School; Shoemakers at work
1851, Lithograph
Edinburgh United Industrial School; Shoemakers at work
Edinburgh United Industrial School; Shoemakers at work
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21899
Title
Edinburgh United Industrial School; Shoemakers at work
Description
A group of small boys sit on wooden stools in the Edinburgh United Industrial School. They are learning how to make shoes and are being supervised by a man wearing an apron who is sitting by the fireplace. The room is dimly lit by the fire and a candlestick. A door lies open to the right hand side.
Date
1851
Size
12 x 17.2cm
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Edinburgh United Industrial School was founded in Blackfriar's Wynd, Edinburgh in 1847. Its purpose was to help homeless and neglected children by feeding them and teaching them a trade. The "United" Industrial School was unique in offering unsectarian education i.e. it took in Protestant and Catholic Children who were taught together for all subjects except religion. The boys were taught trades such as carpentry, tailoring, brush making and shoemaking whilst the girls learnt washing, cooking, knitting and household work.
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